Karriem Thorne, Appellee-Petitioner v. Warden, Brooklyn House of Detention for Men, Appellant-Respondent

MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:

This appeal raises serious questions as to the constitutionality of the lengthy pretrial incarceration of persons accused of crime in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Kings County, who are unable to furnish bail, where the delay is due solely to the State’s failure to provide the necessary additional judge-ships, facilities and supporting personnel (e. g., prosecutors, stenographers, court and probation officers) required to try the increasing backlog of pending criminal cases in that county.

Karriem Thorne was arrested on January 29, 1972, on charges of…